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the freshness of newly-felled timber. Possibly no better 

 evidence is required to show that this is a durable 

 wood. 



It is used in ship-building for beams, keelsons, stern- 

 posts, engine-bearers, and for other works below the line 

 -of flotation, for which great strength is required, a weighty 

 material in that position not being objectionable in a 

 ship's construction. 



In civil architecture the Tewart is scarcely if at all 

 known in this country, although it might be employed 

 with advantage for many purposes. It would make good 

 piles for piers, and supports in bridges, and be useful in 

 the framing of dock gates, as it withstands the action of 

 water, and is one of the strongest woods known, whether 

 it be tried- transversely or otherwise. But it would 

 probably be found too heavy for general use in the 

 domestic arts. 



TABLE XCII. TEWART (AUSTRALIAN). 

 Transverse Experiments. 



REMARKS. Each piece broke with moderate length of fracture, and very fibrous. 



